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Expedia signs first global hotel deal for MeetingMarket
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Expedia signs first global hotel deal for MeetingMarket
By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016
Expedia has signed Best Western Europe as the first global white label partner for its MeetingMarket... Read More
Social app for business travel and voice service win Marriott accelerator
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Social app for business travel and voice service win Marriott accelerator
By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016
Marriott has recently stepped up its quest to be more innovative and ready to meet the expectations of... Read More
Expedia's CEO talks long-term strategy
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Expedia's CEO talks long-term strategy
By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016
Yesterday Expedia Inc's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi took a break at the Phocuswright Conference... Read More
Google says US hotel-related searches are up 25% in the US
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Google says US hotel-related searches are up 25% in the US
By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016
Conventional wisdom says that using search to plan and book travel is old-fashioned. Consumers now... Read More
Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions
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Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions
By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016
Lufthansa continues to talk the talk around the impact of its year-old distribution cost charge (DCC),... Read More
Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing
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Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing
By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016
Listen up, voice search is being tipped to have as big an impact on the travel industry as mobile. Or,... Read More
Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims
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Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims
By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016
The conventional wisdom is that taking pictures reduces a traveler's chance of  remembering a trip's... Read More
Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform
News / Technology
Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform
By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016
Travel technology startup Lola has acquired Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform. Terms of the deal... Read More
NDC for hotels? Amadeus calls for industry to adopt its IT standards
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NDC for hotels? Amadeus calls for industry to adopt its IT standards
By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016
The hotel industry is fragmented, and so are the standards it uses to categorize its data. The... Read More
Expedia brings its web test tubes to the UK
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Expedia brings its web test tubes to the UK
By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016
Expedia Inc has created a "usability lab" based in London, its first outside of the US. The role of... Read More
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